it never rains but it pours
9 February 2022
One of the fun things about sketching outdoors in sketchbooks is documenting the same place again and again. Sometimes I can go back to older sketchbooks to see the same scene in a different season or...
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2 years between sketches - it makes a difference
3 February 2022
Visiting the Bannockburn Sluicings is such a treat. Especially a visit up to old Stewart Town, because you know how much I love old stone buildings. I was up there recently with a couple of sketching ...
summer in central otago - out and about in january
30 January 2022
We've had a lovely start to the year with absolutely gorgeous weather - sunny days and no wind. Perfect for local outings with my sketchbook and sketching buddies. Here's a few snaps from January. All...
upcoming online course - perspective in practise
24 January 2022
Every good watercolour painting of an urban scene starts with a good drawing. In most art books you'll find a whole section explaining the theory of linear perspective, but these 'rules' can be confus...
we painted aoraki / mt cook
17 January 2022
Last weekend I had 20 wonderful people from all over the world join me in painting New Zealand's highest and most iconic mountain - Aoraki / Mt Cook. We painted it from one of most gorgeous vistas wit...
mountain hut in watercolour - step by step
9 January 2022
It's been ages since I did a step by step painting. So here's a little postcard with a view of Colin Todd Hut in Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. I worked from a photo I took way back in Jan...
art retreat france
20 December 2021
It's happening! Join me this coming May for 10 days of sketching in southern France. We'll be staying at Perigord Retreats and exploring their beautiful countryside. Everything is taken care of ... ex...
a love affair with old buildings
22 November 2021
When I first started travel sketching in Europe back in 2007, I filled a book full of snippets, memories, stories and pasted in notes that documented all sorts of things from our 3 month trip through ...
upcoming online class from mallorca
26 October 2021
This weekend I'll be teaching a live, online workshop from Mallorca. We've been here a couple of weeks now and it's so beautiful. The sea is crystal clear, the villages are quaint and tiny, and there'...